Baker&#39;s peel.



F. SGHUMAGHER.

BAKER'B PEEL.

urmonxon IILBD APR. 2a, 1908.

920, 1 88. Patented May 4, 1909.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Serial No. 429,691.

To all whom it mm concern:

Be it known t at I, Fammuon Sono- MAOHER, a sub'ect of the King of Hungary, residing at Phi adelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Penn's lvania, have invented a certain new an useful Im rovement in Bakers Peels, of which the fol owing is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in baker's peel, and has for its ob ect to rovide an exceedingly slmple and effective evice of this character by means of which the handle may be readily removed or attached to the blade as the case ma be.

In the manufacture of many kin s of bread it is customary to make the loaves directly upon the bottom of the hearth of the oven as distin ished from baking it in pans the she e of t e loaf making it necessary or desirab e that they should be baked in this manner. As each loaf is placed in the oven, the blade of the eel must be cleaned before the next loaf is p aced thereon. But by the use of my improvement the number of peel blades may be used with only one handle.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claim.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by letter to the accom anying drawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1, is a perspective view of my improved peel, Fig. 2 a perspective view of the shank, and Fig. 3, a ers ective view of the lower portion of the an 1e.

In carr ing out my invention as here embodied, X represents a blade of the peel which may be of an usual construction and configuration. It differs from the ordinary Ipeel in that it is easily separable from the.

andle B, the handle and blade being provided with interengag'ing parts of such a nature as to permit them to be connected so that the eel as a Whole may be used as the ordinary akers peel. As herein shown, to the blade is secured the late 0, by means of the screws D passing t rough the holes E formed in said blade. To this plate is fastened the rearwardly extending shank F which is formed from a piece of tubing. G

indicates a hole passing through said shank F for the purpose herein after described.

H indicates a pin passing through the shank F extending beyond either side thereof. This shank is adapted to serve as a handle for the blade when the latter is used without its own detachable handle B and also serves as means for uniting the handle and blade.

I indicates the engaging portion of the detachable handle B used in manipulating the eel, this engaging portion being formed rom a short iece of tubing, enough larger than the shan F as to allow it to fit closely about said shank, and this is secured to the inner end of the wooden portion J of the handle B. Cut from the engaging portion I and extending over its inner end rearwardly are the L shaped slots K. These L shaped slots being adapted to engage with the ends of the pin H.

L represents a hole out in the on aging portion I of the handle B, and when t is engaging lportion is in position about the shank the ole L in the engagin portion I will be in alinement with the ole G in the shank F.

M indicates a screw which asses through the hole G in the shank F, an the hole L in the engaging portion I of the handle B, on the outer end of which is threaded the nut N, thus securing the blade of the eel to the handle so that it may be used wit as much freedom as the ordinary peel in which the handle is permanently secured to the blade.

In practice I ma employ a large number of blades A of the orm described, and upon this I place the molded loaves of dough ready to be placed in the oven. At the proper time a detachable handle is brought into requisition, a single handle sufficing for any number of blades that may be used. The engaging portion of the handle is sli ped over the shank F, the rojecting ends 0 the pin H engaging with t e L shaped slots K, until the in is in alinement with the short ortion o the L shaped slots K, when the andle is turned, thus engagin the in H with the said short portion of t e L s aped slots K. The peel with the loaf of dough thereon, is then placed in the oven, and t e peel given a quick backward movement in .this manner slip ing the dou h from the blade thereof, am the peel is t on removed from the oven, the handle slipped from the very rapid connection and se aration of these screw, thus holding the blade and handle seblade, said blade laid aside, and the handle placed on a new blade with a loaf of dough thereon, ready to repeat the described operation. The construction of the handles and blades illustrated in the drawing permits of arts before the leaves of n ough have been aked, and when it is desired to remove them from the even, one blade may be used, at. which time it would be placed on the handle, the screw passed through the holes L in the detachable portion of the handle, and the hole G in the shank F. The nut N would then be screwed on the outer end 01'' said curely together.

Havin thus fully described my invention what I c aim as new and useful 1s A bakers peel comprising a blade, a plate having openings formed therein, screws for 1 securing said plate to the blade, a shank made from a piece of tubing, having a hole therein secured to said plate, a pin passing through said shank the ends of which proect beyond the sides of said shank, a wooden handle, the engaging portion having L shaped slots, a hole cut therein fastened. to the lower end of said wooden handle, a screw adapted to pass through the holes formed in the shank, and the engaging tion, and a nut threaded on said screw, t 1118 holding the handle and blade together.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRIEDRICH SCHUMAOHER.

Witnesses:

Enw. W. AUSTIN, S. M. GALLAGHER. 

